social climber
noun
: one who attempts to gain a higher social position or acceptance in fashionable society
social climbing
noun
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In the first season of HBO Max’s Emmy-winning The Gilded Age, the women of the Van Rhijn family discuss the invitation of social climber Bertha Russell to an upcoming party in Newport, Rhode Island.
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AFAR Media, 3 July 2025
Set free from the limitations of lyricist Rice’s crass social climber, the actress finds much more expression and emotion in the second half, as Eva navigates ambition, public perception and illness.
—Demetrios Matheou, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2025
There actually is something at stake for these women, which frees them up for a desperate kind of humor, in the vein of those plucky social climbers in a screwball comedy from an earlier era.
—Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 1 May 2025
From the dynastic Dupree family to the conniving social climbers bent on usurping their place at the top of the social hierarchy, the historic new daytime drama is all about its characters.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 7 Mar. 2025
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AFAR Media, 3 July 2025
Set free from the limitations of lyricist Rice’s crass social climber, the actress finds much more expression and emotion in the second half, as Eva navigates ambition, public perception and illness.
—Demetrios Matheou, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2025
There actually is something at stake for these women, which frees them up for a desperate kind of humor, in the vein of those plucky social climbers in a screwball comedy from an earlier era.
—Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 1 May 2025
From the dynastic Dupree family to the conniving social climbers bent on usurping their place at the top of the social hierarchy, the historic new daytime drama is all about its characters.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 7 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for social climber
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“Social climber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/social%20climber. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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